Picks of the day: The three stories to read today

I am a social media assistant at City A.M., creating a buzz around news stories written by the team. I am particularly interested in using analytics to establish trends and keep the conversation flowing.

We’ve done the legwork for you, and put together the top three stories of the day in bite size form, just to make your life that bit easier.

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Talk like a pirate

Yep it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and to honour this day, partakers are encouraged to channel their inner Jack Sparrow through the way they dress and by replacing their everyday language with pirate talk. Ahoy, matey! To help you take it one step further, here's how to get Facebook and Google to talk like pirates.